AFI Fest 2026: Nina Roza
Nina Roza looks at the power of art and the effects of being separated from the identity of one’s origins.
AFI Fest 2026: La Gradiva
Rarely is a film as thoughtful and clean as La Gradiva.
AFI Fest 2026: The Diary of a Chambermaid
Radu Jude finds one of his strongest works with The Diary of a Chambermaid
AFI Fest 2026: Yellow Letters
When Yellow Letters is focused on the devastating effects of the removal of personal freedoms, it lands effectively as a deeply relevant and emotive feature
AFI Fest 2026: Rose
Rose delivers on its hype, resulting in an incredibly clean drama that stands tall as a poignant feminist text and deconstruction of the illogical nature of societal judgement.
AFI Fest 2025: Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday is an incredibly crafted and emotional feature that brings a needed humanity to a conversation of privilege and societal power.
AFI Fest 2025: Ghost Elephants
Ghost Elephants immediately takes the title of being one of Herzog's best.
AFI Fest 2023: Freud’s Last Session
While there is clear potential within Freud’s Last Session, the film gets lost in its ambition and various perspectives.
ClapperCast - Episode 27: AFI Fest 2020
Global contributors discuss the 2020 AFI Film Festival
AFI FEST 2020: Should the Wind Drop
Should the Wind Drop might have a solid emotional core, but the structure and pacing of the film does it no favors
AFI FEST 2020: Nine Days
Nine Days is nothing short of genius
AFI FEST 2020: Rival
Rival has all the pieces needed to become a masterpiece
AFI FEST 2020: Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is a shockingly nuanced and inspired take on the exploration of meteorites
AFI Fest 2020: The Father
Zeller’s steady hand at the directing wheel keeps the film focused, especially in the latter half, as the narrative purposefully begins to spin out of control
AFI FEST 2020: My Donkey, My Lover & I
My Donkey, My Lover, and I is far from revolutionary but is a perfectly strong romantic comedy
AFI FEST 2020: New Order
New Order comes close to reaching masterpiece level with its impressive blend of style and substance
AFI FEST 2020: Really Love
Really Love might not reinvent the romance genre but is an undeniably strong outing for the genre